Centro de Protección de Tortugas Marinas
Centro de Protección de Tortugas Marinas is a wildlife reserve in Oaxaca, Pacific Coast. Centro de Protección de Tortugas Marinas is situated nearby to the hamlet San Agustinillo, as well as near the locality Arroyo Aragón.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Zipolite.
Zipolite
Photo: Adam Jones, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zipolite is a growing backpacker beach destination along the south-western Pacific coast of Oaxaca, Mexico. A new highway built in 2024 has cut the travel time from Oaxaca in half, now only 4 hours by bus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mazunte and San Agustinillo.
Mazunte
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Mazunte is a small beach town on the Pacific coast of Oaxaca, Mexico. It is located 22 km southwest of San Pedro Pochutla on coastal Highway 200. Mazunte is located some 10 km to the west of Puerto Ángel and just about 1 km from San Agustinillo and 264 km south of the capital of Oaxaca.
San Agustinillo
Hamlet
Photo: Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Agustinillo is a small fishing village and beach in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. It is located in the municipality of Santa María Tonameca just east of the coastal communities of Mazunte and La Ventanilla.
Zipolite
Hamlet
Photo: AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Playa Zipolite is a beach community located in San Pedro Pochutla municipality on the southern coast of Oaxaca state in Mexico between Huatulco and Puerto Escondido. Zipolite is situated 3½ km east of Centro de Protección de Tortugas Marinas.
Centro de Protección de Tortugas Marinas
- Type: Wildlife reserve
- Also known as: “Centro de Proteccion de Tortugas Marinas”
- Location: Oaxaca, Pacific Coast, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
15.66573° or 15° 39′ 57″ northLongitude
-96.55209° or 96° 33′ 8″ westElevation
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
7675MC8X+75GeoNames ID
9624812
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In Other Languages
“Centro de Protección de Tortugas Marinas” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Centro de Protección de Tortugas Marinas”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Arroyo Aragón and El Zapotal.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Punta Cometa and Playa San Agustinillo.
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